Belgium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
# Belgium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships

Belgium competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, between 15 and 21 August 2022. A delegation of 59 athletes was sent to represent the country.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Nafissatou Thiam | Women's heptathlon | 18 August |
| Silver | Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Alexander Doom Julien Watrin | Men's 4×400 m relay | 20 August |

## Results

The following athletes were selected to compete by the Royal Belgian Athletics Federation.

* including alternates

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* CHB = Championship best
* WL = World Leading
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season's best
* — = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* DNF = Did not finish
* DNS = Did not start
* NM = No valid trial recorded

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kobe Vleminckx | 100 metres | 10.34 | 3 Q | 10.34 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Vanderbemden | 200 metres | 20.90 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dylan Borlée | 400 metres | Bye | 45.67 | 2 Q | 45.39 | 5 |
| Kevin Borlée | 400 metres | Bye | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexander Doom | 400 metres | Bye | 45.77 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eliott Crestan | 800 metres | 1:47.41 | 1 Q | 1:47.13 | 5 q | 1:45.68 SB | 8 |
| Tibo De Smet | 800 metres | 1:46.48 | 4 q | 1:49.10 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aurèle Vandeputte | 800 metres | 1:48.46 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ismael Debjani | 1500 metres | 3:38.96 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:43.28 | 12 |
| Tarik Moukrime | 1500 metres | 3:41.46 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ruben Verheyden | 1500 metres | 3:44.76 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isaac Kimeli | 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 13:33.39 | 11 |
| Michael Somers | 5000 metres | 13:57.82 | 23 |
| Simon Debognies | 10,000 metres | 28:08.60 | 13 |
| Isaac Kimeli | 10,000 metres | DNF | DNF |
| Michael Somers | 10,000 metres | 29:10.13 | 21 |
| Michael Obasuyi | 110 metres hurdles | 13.90 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dries Van Nieuwenhove | 400 metres hurdles | 50.85 | 3 | 51.14 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julien Watrin | 400 metres hurdles | Bye | 48.81 NR | 3 q | 48.98 | 6 |
| Rémi Schyns | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:21.85 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tim Van de Velde | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:38.23 | 9 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Soufiane Bouchikhi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Koen Naert | Marathon | 2:11:28 SB | 8 |
| Nicolaï Saké | Marathon | DNF | DNF |
| Valentijn $Hoornaert^3$ Ward Merckx Jordan $Paquot^2$ Robin Vanderbemden Simon $Verherstraeten^1$ Kobe Vleminckx | 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.73 NR | 4 q | — | 39.01 | 6 |
| Dylan Borlée Jonathan $Borlée^1$ Kévin $Borlée^2$ Alexander Doom Jonathan $Sacoor^1$ Julien $Watrin^2$ | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:01.81 | 4 q | — | 2:59.49 | |

$^1ran$ only the heats $^2$ ran only the final $^3did$ not come in action

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Thomas Carmoy | High jump | 2.21 | =1 q | 2.23 | 5 |
| Ben Broeders | Pole vault | 5.50 | =15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Philip Milanov | Discus throw | 61.04 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Timothy Herman | Javelin throw | 77.20 | 12 q | 74.84 | 10 |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niels Pittomvils | Result | 11.32 SB | 7.10 SB | 15.25 | 2.02 SB | 51.09 | 14.81 SB | 46.77 SB | 4.70 | 56.30 | 4:42.62 SB | 7862 | 12 |
| Niels Pittomvils | Points | 791 | 838 | 805 | 822 | 765 | 873 | 803 | 819 | 682 | 664 | 7862 | 12 |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rani Rosius | 100 metres | 11.47 | 5 q | 11.53 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Delphine Nkansa | 100 metres | 11.33 | 1 Q | 11.39 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Delphine Nkansa | 200 metres | 23.08 | 2 Q | 23.28 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Imke Vervaet | 200 metres | 23.05 =PB | 2 Q | 23.48 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cynthia Bolingo | 400 metres | Bye | 50.83 SB | 2 Q | 50.94 | 7 |
| Camille Laus | 400 metres | 51.91 | 4 q | 54.28 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Naomi Van den Broeck | 400 metres | 52.80 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vanessa Scaunet | 800 metres | DNF | DNF | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elise Vanderelst | 1500 metres | 4:07.62 | 7 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lisa Rooms | 5000 metres | — | 15:50.59 PB | 15 |
| Anne Zagré | 100 metres hurdles | 13.12 | 1 Q | 13.12 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanne Claes | 400 metres hurdles | Bye | Bye | 55.31 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paulien Couckuyt | 400 metres hurdles | 56.14 | 6 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nina Hespel | 400 metres hurdles | 56.72 | 5 q | 59.15 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eline Daelemans | 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:15.73 | 16 | — | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mieke Gorissen | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:31:48 | 13 |
| Hanne Verbruggen | Marathon | 2:29:44 SB | 8 |
| Astrid Verhoeven | Marathon | 2:40:03 | 33 |
| Team | Marathon | 7:41:35 | 4 |
| Marine $Jehaes^3$ Elise Mehuys Delphine Nkansa Mariam $Oularé^3$ Rani Rosius Rani Vincke | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.58 SB | 4 q | — | — | 43.98 | 6 |
| Cynthia $Bolingo^2$ Hanne $Claes^2$ Camille Laus Helena Ponnet Naomi Van den $Broeck^1$ Imke $Vervaet^1$ | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:25.44 SB | 2 Q | 3:22.12 NR | 4 |

$^1$ ran only the heats $^2ran$ only the final $^3did$ not come in action

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Vanessa Sterckendries | Hammer throw | 66.95 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.34 | 1.98 CHB PB | 14.95 | 24.64 | 6.08 | 48.89 | 2:17.95 | 6628 | |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Points | 1074 | 1211 | 858 | 920 | 874 | 839 | 852 | 6628 | |
| Noor Vidts | Result | 13.29 | 1.83 | 13.86 | 24.14 | 6.31 | 41.82 PB | 2:09.63 | 6467 | 4 |
| Noor Vidts | Points | 1081 | 1016 | 785 | 967 | 946 | 702 | 970 | 6467 | 4 |
